Table 5.
Effect of replacing soybean oil with poultry fat on plasma biochemical parameters of broilers.
| Item | Experimental Diets 1 | SEM 2 | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | PF25 | PF50 | PF100 | |||
| Aspartate aminotransferase, mg/dL | 232.3 | 225.4 | 234.9 | 221.2 | 3.960 | 0.607 |
| Total protein, mg/dL | 3.72 | 3.58 | 3.57 | 3.77 | 0.053 | 0.457 |
| Albumin, mg/dL | 2.05 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 0.038 | 0.743 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 160.2 | 157.0 | 146.3 | 149.3 | 2.441 | 0.155 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL | 80.17 | 81.00 | 84.75 | 85.83 | 1.071 | 0.169 |
1 PF25, 25% of soybean oil replaced by PF; PF50, 50% of soybean oil replaced by PF; PF100, full replacement of soybean oil by PF. 2 SEM, standard error of means. High Density lipoprotein (HDL-cholesterol); milligrams per decilitre (mg/dL).